Blair
She carries a mouthful into the living room or bedroom, drops it on the floor and then eats it. The problem is she never eats all of it so I end up with cat food all over my house. Does anyone know of a way I can get her to stop doing this?
Frederick
Shes probably taking it to a "safe" place to eat it. Do you have other cats? If you did, that would seem more likely. You can try making the place where she eats "safe" for her. Be sure to leave the room after feeding her - perhaps your presence disturbs her. You can get some Feliway spray or a diffuser. This mimics a cat pheromone and tells them that a place is safe. And then theres the obvious - block off the room where she eats. Close the door if you can, but if you cant perhaps a low barrier that she could jump over if necessary, but is too high for her to want to jump it with food. My girls sometimes take it out of the bowl and drop it on the floor before eating. The only time they take it to another area is when theyre eating their chicken necks and Im in the room. Someone suggested that because these require more concentrated effort to eat, they have a stronger desire to be safe while doing so. Just a few theories.
Jannet
There are two things that could be bothering her; 1) she doesnt like eating with other people in the same room as her, and so takes the food away with her, or 2) shed rather eat in these rooms, if so, id suggest moving her food into one room that she likes eating in, and leaving it there. it is important not to move their food bowls regularly. set a designated area for feeding. cats are very fussy creatures.
Joy
I still havent found a way to get my cat to stop doing that. Luckily though, he eats what he brings with him. Ive developed this theory that he brings his food with him into the living room, because he wants to eat where the humans eat. We dont have a kitchen table, so we eat in the living room. My apartment is too small for a kitchen table.
Cliff
Some cats do this. Other cats move it out of the bowl before eating it. Its about possession, mainly. The only thing you can really do is put the food and the cat in a room and close the door while its eating. I wound up doing that and after the first couple of days my cats are used to it. Just dont forget about them! Half an hour, max.